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Heslin

Heslin proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Heslin (plural Heslins)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Heslin

pluralHeslins

Origin of Heslin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hEislin, a reduced form of Irish Ó hEisleanáin (“descendant of Eisleanán”), a personal name which probably derives from éislinn (“unsafe, weak”).

Questions about Heslin

What does Heslin mean?
Heslin means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is Heslin?
Heslin is a proper noun.

Words near Heslin in the dictionary

  1. Hesleden
  2. Heslep
  3. Hesleps
  4. Hesler
  5. Heslers
  6. Heslin
  7. Heslington
  8. Heslins
  9. Heslop
  10. Heslops
  11. hesn't

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